A Homemaker’s Diary

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I’m not very fond of eating beef these days but I am cooking mee kuah tonight. Well, not really cooking because I am still waiting for the ribs to be tender..huhu..now I think I really need to buy a pressure cooker.

(after almost 2 hours)

I am done with cooking the kuah, in fact since the ribs are bountiful, I have to cook the kuah in two separate periuk..otherwise one pot will be full of ribs and less kuah for the noodle..heh! Note to myself, buy a bigger periuk cap buaya..something bigger than the current 22cm and 24cm! I even did some food tasting, mesti la kan, esok nak bagi org mkn, tukang masak kena rasa dulu. My SIL is coming with her husband, my niece and her fiance, so since last time I didn’t cook anything (just ordered Pizza Hut) malu la plak kan..”rajin” sgt maksu asyik2 order pizza..haha!

Hubby said I shouldn’t feel that way because I am the pregnant one, in fact SIL should bring me food..ada ke pikir camtu..But I did mention to her teringin nak mkn pajeri nenas, bukan bleh kira SIL tu, tgk2 dia masak esok..I feel bad menyusahkan org though I know she really doesn’t mind. Usually if you like cooking you will feel flattered and satisfied if people like your food, especially your loved ones.

Well, I did mention in the title above about acar limau and terubuk masin. The seller online said she will go to Pekan Rabu to look for acar limau..kes ibu mengandung yang mengidam la ni..the terubuk masin I ordered from a seller in Kuching. So once I get the full set boleh la makan dgn nasik panas2 plus kicap..heh! Thanks to online shopping now everything is available.

So I guess since I am full of mee kuah and tired of all the cooking, I better hit the pillow. I hope Hubby will manage to celur the noodle, sayur etc for his lunch while waiting for me to wake up tomorrow…hehe!

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I had this yearning for kacang kuda rebus and rendang ayam with daun kunyit just as I tried to sleep. Told Hubby about that, dia pulak yg terasa2 sedap nak makan rendang..huhu..so on Monday, Hubby came home at 5 and we went to Jusco to buy the ingredients..amik ko, satu periuk masak rendang. Daun kunyit I took the one I planted, akhirnya belalang tak serang my pokok kunyit dah, dapat la merasa mkn daun kunyit tanam sendiri.

I packed some for Hubby to bring to his office for lunch on Tuesday. His company provides free lunch every day so that rendang ayam will be additional lauk for those who eat with him..Hubby said mmg licin la, dpt la semua merasa sorang sikit. They thought we have some special occasion, ye la mana ada org tiba2 nak masak rendang 1-2 jam semata-mata nak mkn 2 ketul..hehe! On the kacang kuda rebus matter, I ransacked the groceries stock, ada la sepeket yang dah expired. Lama jugak nak bagi those chickpeas empuk, ek..note to myself, nak beli pressure cooker.

So here I am, thinking what to eat next. Terasa macam nak mkn set of nasi tomato, ayam masak merah and pajeri nenas..went to Jusco just now but the store is closed for stock counting. Anyone knows any restaurant that serves those nasi tomato set yang sedap, do tell me, OK. Otherwise I have no choice but to cook it myself..huhu!

At first I have no mood to cook anything for dinner but then since I had enough of angin episode last night after eating nasi lemak bungkus, I decided to wash some of the dishes in the sink and cook something. I told Hubby that I planned to fry bihun singapore and his reaction was wow, be back in 1/2 hour..ceh…kena masak la dah ckp kan…keh keh..

After draining the bihun, baru la perasan sikit sgt pulak, nevertheless cukup la for me mengalas perut and Hubby to enjoy it. While watching Bones I fried some udang celup tepung while waiting for the second batch of the bihun to lembut dalam periuk. I thought if somehow at wee hour I feel like eating bihun again, I will fry some for myself.

I bought those prawn like a month ago before the morning sickness struck me terribly so in order to finish it off, goreng je la kan..janji habis..hehe! Then while watching Anak Bapak (nothing else to watch) Hubby felt like eating kentang goreng with telur pulak..ada scene dorang having breakfast and I told Hubby earlier that SIL told me she goreng like 3kg kentang for tea..nasib baik ada la 3 bijik kentang kenit2 leftover buat sup nasik ayam last 2 weeks..jadi la kan dari kempunan..

So here I am after eating the second batch of Bihun Singapore..(I fried just now at 3 am) I hope nobody is awake after hearing the roaring sound of my blender, but then again lantak la those people bukan main bising lagi day time even on weekend renovate rumah sana sini..menyampah aku..

I have some of the bihun in the frying pan, nak simpan ke tak nak because tomorrow ada pasar malam, feel like eating nasik dagang..heh! Oh, Saturday night I will be attending Hubby’s company’s dinner at Hotel Maya..so no cooking for me this weekend. Hubby will be performing, that’s the main reason why last minute I feel like going..ni tgh jahit manik kat baju la ni..the theme is Movie Night but malas la nak pegi sewa costume, spouse bukan boleh dpt Best Costume Award pon..Hubby is planning to rent tux, baru la kena kan nyanyi You Look Wonderful Tonight..hope dia tak lupa lirik..hehe!